China H-Bomb Sparks U.S. Political Fallout in Congress
Washington sees split opinions on ABM after China tests hydrogen weapon. House Appropriations Chair Mahon says no imminent threat and warns cost may prove wasteful. Rep. Hosmer argues the feat could compel deployment of an ABM system to defend major cities. McNamara cites up to 40 billion dollars for full ABM defense over ten years.
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UPC
Red China
Peking
United States
George H. Mahon
Dtex
House Appropriations Committee
Craig Hosmer
Rcalif
House Republican
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Mahon
Bennington Banner Advertising and Subscription Rates
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for Tel Phones Newsroom and Advertising. It details publication schedule and address at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201. Subscription prices are shown for Vermont and nationwide options with 3, 6, and 12 month lengths.
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Main St
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Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
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U.S
United States and Russia Face Confrontation in Mediterranean
London reports a high diplomatic assessment warning that the Mideast war risks a major confrontation in the Mediterranean between the United States and the Soviet Union. The struggle centers on control of vital Mediterranean sea lanes linking Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, as Moscow mobilizes its assets to this aim.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
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Far East
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Britain
Draft Bill Sets 19 Year Olds First in Induction Plan
Washington reports Congress passed a compromise draft bill with deferments for undergraduates and a ban on draft lotteries. President Johnson is expected to sign by June 30 and could order 19 year olds inducted first, with graduates limited to doctors and other essential specialists.
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UPI
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House
Senate
National Security Council
Defense Department
State of Emergency Declared In Atlanta Negro Slum
Mayor Ivan Allen Jr declared a state of emergency in the Dixie Hills Negro slum district and ordered an after dark curfew after two nights of rioting that left one man dead and several wounded. Police blocked streets until dawn as gunfire echoed near the Dixie Hills shopping center where bricks and bottles were thrown at officers amid protests following a youth shooting by a police officer. State Sen. Leroy Johnson urged a teen patrol to calm tensions, but militant leaders dismissed it as traitorous.
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UPD
Ivan Allen Jr
Dixie Hills
Timonhy Ross
Reginald Rivers
Marion Ward
Catherine Duncan
Ward
Duncan
Stokely Carmichael
Leroy Johnson
Georgia
House Passes Back to Senate On Flag-Burning Bill Snafu
Washington dispatch reports the House approved a flag protection bill but omitted burning from the ban after a 385 to 16 vote. Lawmakers blamed parliamentary mishaps and urged Senate to insert the missing word to make desecration a federal crime.
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UPI
House
Senate
Cornelius E. Gallagher
D-N.j
James A. Haley
D-Fla
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